goosebumps

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Justin Matthews, Hansons' regional director for Kent and Sussex, said the "unique item" had given him "goosebumps" when he first saw it.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“The second is the magic. This is what gives you goosebumps and stars in the eyes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Sometimes that summary nestles within internal stirrings, like the goosebumps produced by the opening chords of Jane’s Addiction’s “Ocean Size” when Sydney Chandler’s Wendy realizes she can speak to the xemomorphs.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

"We have watched it on television, on our mobiles, but the big screen gives us goosebumps."

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

It was a song that offered more goosebumps per square inch than any song he had ever heard.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy